TIMO TOLKKI Claims He Has Terminated Contract With FRONTIERS For 'Saana' Release

February 19, 2008

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update regarding his recently completed classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island":

"I would like to inform you about the following things regarding 'Saana': Due to the fact that Frontiers Records hasn't fullfilled its contractual obligations regarding 'Saana', I have terminated the contract between my production company Goldenworks and them. Regardless of that, they have notified me by email today that they are going to release 'Saana' anyway without my permission even though they don't have the material to be able to produce the CD at all. They only have MP3 files which are not adequate to produce a high-quality CD. Also they have absolutely no graphic material for the booklet, information regarding the songs or even the lyrics.

"I would like to remind you that the ONLY OFFICIAL place where you can buy 'Saana' is www.theground.com. As soon as their new layout is ready, you will be able to make pre-orders of 'Saana' from that site. They deliver to the whole world fast and reliably.

"The official release date of 'Saana - Warrior Of Light Part 1' is March 3, 2008. The configurations available to you are:

1. MP3/FLAC Album without copy protection (includes 24-page digital booklet and video) 7.77 €
2. Jewel Box CD (with 24-page booklet) 13 €
3 Jewel Box CD with bonus DVD (with 24-page booklet, three videos, in-depth interview of Jennifer Sowle, in-depth interview of Timo Tolkki and photo gallery) 18 €
4. DVD (Includes the filmed story of 'Saana' album with Dolby Digital
5. 1 surround sound, making of documentary, interviews and photo gallery. No region code. May release) 20 €

"I would like to ask you to boycott the possible Frontiers release of 'Saana' because it is not the official version of the record and its quality is likely to be extremely poor."

Tolkki wrote, mixed, produced and played all instruments (except drums, which were handled by Mirka Rantanen).

"Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island" track listing:

01. Saana Mountain
02. Saana's Theme
03. The End
04. Sadness of The World
05. 3 at 7
06. Silence of the Night
07. Sunrise at Saana Mountain
08. Journey to Crystal Island
09. Crystal Island
10. Freya's Theme
11. You've Come a Long Way
12. The Letter
13. Who Am I?
14. Freya's Teachings
15. Warrior of Light
16. Journey to the Azores

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